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if we don't stand up and show some support for countries like the ukraine, he will continue. this it's never good when a russian, basically autocratic dictator is intimidating people in that part of the world at our expense. >> what do you think president putin is thinking about president obama and the united states? >> i think he is basically come to the conclusion after benghazi, after syria, after egypt, after everything, that obama has been engaged in, he is indecisive leader. i think putin believes that he is going to grab the crimea and march eastward until somebody pushes back and that he sees president obama as a weak character. you don't talk to putin for an hour and a half on the phone. you have about a five minute conversation. you say, mr. president, what you are doing is wrong. it's illegal. you are breaking the 1994 agreement between russia and ukraine. you are outside of the international law. we will take decisive action unless you withdraw immediately. you don't stay on the phone with the guy an hour and a half. i think putin believes that obama is really all
if we don't stand up and show some support for countries like the ukraine, he will continue. this it's never good when a russian, basically autocratic dictator is intimidating people in that part of the world at our expense. >> what do you think president putin is thinking about president obama and the united states? >> i think he is basically come to the conclusion after benghazi, after syria, after egypt, after everything, that obama has been engaged in, he is indecisive leader. i...
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if latimer viewed and decides to steamroll through ukraine, yes what country comes next? -- guess what country comes next? the republic of moldova. ukrainians, they too want to strengthen economic ties with europe. today the prime minister of moldova is joining us. scarlet and i want to start by praying -- playing an excerpt from an interview with the former president of georgia. >> this guy is dangerous. this is going to continue. this will not limit itself to crimea. is very simple. he grabbed a part of territory, lay down. and then everybody forgets it. >> mr. prime minister, is mr. saakashvili correct but not only -- vladimirudent putin dangerous, but he can grab other parts of ukraine without any repercussions whatsoever? >> i know the ex-president pretty well. he visited us quite recently. in mulled over, moldova -- moldova, we need to be careful about what we say and what we do. andkey is to keep stability stability. we are worried. [no audio] we expressed our strong solidarity you through -- with ukraine. we hope very much, we face a lot of obstacles we hope a lot
if latimer viewed and decides to steamroll through ukraine, yes what country comes next? -- guess what country comes next? the republic of moldova. ukrainians, they too want to strengthen economic ties with europe. today the prime minister of moldova is joining us. scarlet and i want to start by praying -- playing an excerpt from an interview with the former president of georgia. >> this guy is dangerous. this is going to continue. this will not limit itself to crimea. is very simple. he...
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the eastern part of the country sympathizes with russia. the government in kiev is still in transition where there hasn't been a charismatic leader to step up. it is far more complex than following a play-by-play. >> in the ukraine, you have a sophisticated cup -- population that is highly wired. it doesn't necessarily produce democracy, power, and so forth. it can be used against it. in the book, we talk about egypt. what happened with the egyptian government, hosting mubarak got so scared of what was going on that they shut down the internet for four and a half days. the average person said, oh my god, they took mira villa -- my internet away. that as a signal that the government was afraid. the new government, the new autocrats don't turn off the internet. they infiltrate it. they use the tools against citizens in the same way that citizens are using it against the government. it is a more stable situation perhaps in that sense, but nobody knows who to trust. otheris evidence that networks, vpns in china have all been infiltrated by the
the eastern part of the country sympathizes with russia. the government in kiev is still in transition where there hasn't been a charismatic leader to step up. it is far more complex than following a play-by-play. >> in the ukraine, you have a sophisticated cup -- population that is highly wired. it doesn't necessarily produce democracy, power, and so forth. it can be used against it. in the book, we talk about egypt. what happened with the egyptian government, hosting mubarak got so...
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in the heart of course activists say they want everyone to see the real situation in ukraine and to reject what they call the nationalist dictatorship rising in the country in donetsk there's a wait to see if the citizens will move against occupation and intervention and tell the opposition leaders to form a ones that they are not welcome. and while the whole political process rages on the economy continues to crumble robert oulds from the group political thing tank he says there is little chance that even the western powers the support of the uprising will be able to help ukraine now. the problems of the largely created in ukraine by western european union and united states involvement to really seriously destabilized ukraine's economy fall in direct investment. government that is now which used to junk status people will not be wanting to invest in ukraine getting its economy moving again there's been some serious political turmoil and that is never a good situation for encouraging investment ukraine has some very serious challenges ahead of the collapse in the value of its carbon
in the heart of course activists say they want everyone to see the real situation in ukraine and to reject what they call the nationalist dictatorship rising in the country in donetsk there's a wait to see if the citizens will move against occupation and intervention and tell the opposition leaders to form a ones that they are not welcome. and while the whole political process rages on the economy continues to crumble robert oulds from the group political thing tank he says there is little...
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one that threatens ukraine's existence as a united country and one that puts russia and the west on a collision course. russia tightening its grip here. hundreds of russian troops on the move in crimea heading for a ukrainian military base. there's been no confrontation. not yet anyway. they haven't fired a shot. they don't need to. russian troops, rocket propelled grenades at the ready, have taken over crimea without resistance and with the full backing of most of this region's people. >> in crimea most the population are russian people. >> reporter: these men have hardly said a word since they arrived but the message they're sending is very clear. and it's gone across the world. local militias informed no one pulls down the statue of lenin. these protesters tried that were running and pro-western demonstrators trying to attack a lenin statue. the majority here in the east are pro-russian. they had the upper hand. and that's the problem for ukraine's new leaders. they're powerless to stop the loss of crimea. they called up military reservists, put the army on cam bat alert, and appea
one that threatens ukraine's existence as a united country and one that puts russia and the west on a collision course. russia tightening its grip here. hundreds of russian troops on the move in crimea heading for a ukrainian military base. there's been no confrontation. not yet anyway. they haven't fired a shot. they don't need to. russian troops, rocket propelled grenades at the ready, have taken over crimea without resistance and with the full backing of most of this region's people....
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sergey lavrov insisting that his country has a duty to protect ethnic russians in ukraine. donetske, is the home of viktor yanukovych. rory challenge in moscow. let's go to tim friend who is in the ukrainian capital of kiev. this suggesting that russians, the ukrainian defense ministry now being denied from russia. what's the story from where you are tim? >> reporter: well i think everyone has an agenda obviously with this crisis in crimea. and of course, to a certain extent it is in the ukrainians' interest to keep reports of russian aggression or alleged aggression or forthcoming aggression high on the agenda. now, it pa may well frof to be e in the -- prove to be true in the coming hours that russia is going to carry out some kind of ultimatum or fulfill some kind of deadline for ukrainian troops have have been -- who have been surrounded in crimea by pro-russian forces, in their barracks, on their ships, may make good this reported threat which was coming from sources certified the defense ministry here, may make good that, and actually fulfill their plan. but, as you s
sergey lavrov insisting that his country has a duty to protect ethnic russians in ukraine. donetske, is the home of viktor yanukovych. rory challenge in moscow. let's go to tim friend who is in the ukrainian capital of kiev. this suggesting that russians, the ukrainian defense ministry now being denied from russia. what's the story from where you are tim? >> reporter: well i think everyone has an agenda obviously with this crisis in crimea. and of course, to a certain extent it is in the...
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of ukraine. mr. yanukovych is wanted for the mass murder of protesters in his country. despite russia's overt plex flexing of military muscle yesterday, the kremlin maintains it will respect the serenity of its neighbor. earlier today, secretary of state john kerry urged peace on all sides. >> we urge all parties, all parties, that includes the new interim technical government and rightists and oppositionists and others, anybody in the street who is armed, we urge all parties to avoid any steps that could be misinterpreted or lead to miscalculation or do anything other than to work to bring peace and stability and peaceful transition within the governing process of ukraine. >> coming up, america loves a trial. so, why don't we care about what is going on in guantanamo bay? the "miami herald's" carol rosenberg joins me to discuss the gators from gitmo, first, to bill clinton from hillary clinton. thousands of new documents from clintonland. that's next on "now." . ameriprise asked people a simple
of ukraine. mr. yanukovych is wanted for the mass murder of protesters in his country. despite russia's overt plex flexing of military muscle yesterday, the kremlin maintains it will respect the serenity of its neighbor. earlier today, secretary of state john kerry urged peace on all sides. >> we urge all parties, all parties, that includes the new interim technical government and rightists and oppositionists and others, anybody in the street who is armed, we urge all parties to avoid any...
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countries that neighbor ukraine, for example, are poland and others who had part of that alliance, we need to be providing them assurance hads of the importance of this alliance including perhaps -- we should revisit the missile missile defense shield we talked about so often. beyond that, i would say it's part of strengthening and stabilizing the government in kiev now so they can transition to stability down the road, as well, i think part of that should be strengthening their defense capabilities. i think this threat is a long-term one they're facing >> you've been focused on foreign policy challenges in venezuela. there are protests there against the government and a crackdown against protesters in the streets. what would like to see the administration do? >> first we need to clearly pronounce ourselves as more than just concerned about what's happening. we need to say clearly the united states and its people and its government are firmly on the side of the ambitions and desires, the rightful desires of the people in the streets, the students and young people protesting against vi
countries that neighbor ukraine, for example, are poland and others who had part of that alliance, we need to be providing them assurance hads of the importance of this alliance including perhaps -- we should revisit the missile missile defense shield we talked about so often. beyond that, i would say it's part of strengthening and stabilizing the government in kiev now so they can transition to stability down the road, as well, i think part of that should be strengthening their defense...
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now the country is once again at a crossroads. the decisions that are made in the days and weeks that lie ahead will determine whether ukraine is allowed to flourish as a prowestern democracy or whether it is forced to languish in corruption and authoritarianism as a russian satellite. it is time for the president of the united states, the commander in chief, president obama, to remind the world where america stands in the ongoing battle between democracy and dictatorship. it's time for him to rethink the so-called reset policy that has done nothing but emboldened vladimir putin and discouraged russian human rights activists. and it's time for the president to make absolutely clear that russian meddling into the sovereign affairs of ukraine is absolutely unacceptable. as for putin himself, it's time that people everywhere saw him for what he really is: a brutal thug who epitomizes corruption, repression, and dictatorship. turning to another important issue, and that is what is happening in iran, just a few months ago after mountin
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there was and there still is a fraternal country of ukraine, our neighbor. if you talk about this in terms of the last fall situation, the legally elected president yanukovych he is relying on a democratically-elected parliament. truly the country is dealing with a serious economic challenges and with the leadership of ukraine, they have serious decisions to make. in particular, they need to make a decision whether they will join or they will assign an agreement of association with the eu. this is a complex decision. one of the mistakes of the ukrainian leadership maybe was the fact that at the last minute they realized that that agreement on association that was being proposed by brussels could have economic consequences for ukraine. in these conditions, the ukrainian leadership, the president took a decision that is fully constitutional and it fully meets the paw roughing -- prerogatives of any state to refrain from signing an agreement with the eu. that didn't mean as many have said that there was a full reputiation. just that he had to weigh the circumst
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. >>> plus, the latest from ukraine where russian troops have entered that country. we'll be right back. >>> no grapevine tonight due to breaking news. president obama expressing deep concern over russian military activity inside ukraine. warning, there will be costs for any intervention. he didn't say what the costs would be. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon with the latest. >> good evening, bret. ukraine's special representative to the crimea described it as an armed invasion and occupation. the pentagon today is unwilling to characterize the movement of russian forces into the crimea. this video apparently shows some of the dozen or so russian helicopters crossing the border into the ukraine today. we can't confirm its authenticity. about a dozen airport reportedly landed at an airport carrying soldiers in full battle gear. witnesses said nearly 2,000 troops had been air lifted in. officials tell us they are seeing evidence of air and maritime movement into and out of crimea. president obama issued this warning from the whit
. >>> plus, the latest from ukraine where russian troops have entered that country. we'll be right back. >>> no grapevine tonight due to breaking news. president obama expressing deep concern over russian military activity inside ukraine. warning, there will be costs for any intervention. he didn't say what the costs would be. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon with the latest. >> good evening, bret. ukraine's special representative...
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maybe tomorrow will be made to members and supporters so there are multiple dimensions of this country. it's not only about me. it's about. that's really a subject is about power and in the entirety of these including southern part of it so the speed at the beach is credible. the sound of it you agree that too. what's going on in ukraine means that moscow is going to dig in its heels even more when it comes to syria. there's no color. i think i need to have them. on top then yes. or if they want to reduce the influence of law school. an opening act with a mosque on a position to into these. and it's the middle. it has hit yet this does he have yet to issue new studio because i don't think the school. i was ok and antibiotics in fact i think an opinion to the rise of citizen in respect of the stalls. in some respects it should be ok and i about to happen. all fresh on the front yet the same time indeed the most cool we get up to the old put into this even if they are wrong penicillin on the second and sunny and it totally agree with me ask again where does it leave. we've seen images to
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if anything, it will push many countries further away from russia. there is the ability for ukraine to be a friend of the west and a friend of russia's, as long as none of us are in ukraine, trying to meddle and intervene, certainly not militarily, with decisions that properly belong to the ukrainian people. that is the principle that john kerry is going to be speaking to during his visit. i will be making additional calls today to some of our key foreign partners, and i suspect i will be doing that all week and through the weekend. as i indicated yesterday, the course of history is for people to want to be free to make their own decisions about their own futures. the international community, i think, is unified in believing that it is not the role of an outside force, where there has been no evidence of serious violence. where there's been no rationale under international law to intervene and people trying to determine their own destiny. so we stand on the side of history that i think more and more people around the world deeply believe in the princ
if anything, it will push many countries further away from russia. there is the ability for ukraine to be a friend of the west and a friend of russia's, as long as none of us are in ukraine, trying to meddle and intervene, certainly not militarily, with decisions that properly belong to the ukrainian people. that is the principle that john kerry is going to be speaking to during his visit. i will be making additional calls today to some of our key foreign partners, and i suspect i will be doing...
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the east of the country is mutiny ous. there is now a standoff between russian troops and ukrainian troops at a ukrainian military base. that's not happened before, the russians demanding the ukrainians lay down their weapons and they're threatening force. erica? >> bill, thank you. here is lester. >>> thanks. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning, lester. >> the president spent 90 minutes on the phone with russia's vladimir putin s. the president prepared to go to the mat over this issue? what can he do? >> it sounds like he's prepared to go to the mat. the big question is what does that mean? he warned of consequences if people stepped over the line. his national security adviser said on "meet the press" last sunday it would be a grave mistake to invade. just friday the president said there would be cost to intervention. what's the cost? what is the u.s. going to do? i think there would be more of an attempt to isolate russia nationally. is there a role for nato in protecting a lin
the east of the country is mutiny ous. there is now a standoff between russian troops and ukrainian troops at a ukrainian military base. that's not happened before, the russians demanding the ukrainians lay down their weapons and they're threatening force. erica? >> bill, thank you. here is lester. >>> thanks. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning, lester. >> the president spent 90 minutes on the phone with russia's...
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we will be covering all the developments here of course in this huge country of ukraine, all around ukraine. also those meetings in paris and those nato meetings with russian members as well in brussels a little later on today as well. all those developments, you can follow them on the bbc website, bbc.com/news, also twitter @bbctimwillcoxs. >>> pope francis has strongly defended the record of the catholic church. in a rare interview with an italian newspaper, the pope said no one had done more to root out pedophil pedophilia. last month it was claimed that they allowed systematic coverups. the bbc's alan johnston is in rome and joins us now. particularly given the u.n.'s recent remarks, this is pretty bold stuff, isn't it? >> reporter: it was a rebust defense of the catholic's position. the remarks of the sex abuse scandal what's capturing attention here and around the world. the pope beginning by saying -- making very clear that the abuse cases were, as we hut it, horrible, that they left very profound scars. but he also said his predecessor, pope benedict, had been courageous in managing
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warrant for viktor yanukovych who is of course accused of leaving the country with billions of dollars of state money. >> they're accusing him of war crimes, ordering the killing of those individuals in kiev. how is russia likely to react as they regard him still as the legitimate president of ukraine? >> a good question. and to this point, interpol has not accepted that request. but you can't imagine russia would cooperate if yanukovych is on russian territory. >> thanks very much. secretary of state john kerry is on a diplomatic marathon mission. trying to ease the crisis in ukraine. he's moved there kiev to paris to rome. where he spoke again today with his russian counter part, sergey lavrov. kerry echoed the president's denunciation of the crimean referendum in response to a question from elyse labin. tell us how it went down. >> reporter: secretary kerry met for the first time in the last 36 hours with lavrov trying to get the diplomatic process going on, but an issue is what the future of the crimea is going to be. the u.s. is really poring a lot of cold water on the idea of thi
warrant for viktor yanukovych who is of course accused of leaving the country with billions of dollars of state money. >> they're accusing him of war crimes, ordering the killing of those individuals in kiev. how is russia likely to react as they regard him still as the legitimate president of ukraine? >> a good question. and to this point, interpol has not accepted that request. but you can't imagine russia would cooperate if yanukovych is on russian territory. >> thanks very...
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, obviously, crimea is a unique situation within the country. i think, obviously, putin has achieved something that he desired. he's back at the table in terms of having the ability to influence what happens in ukraine. next, the revolution probably has slowed down a little bit. that said, putin is at risk of overplaying his hand. you'll have the sentiment on the ground there. but i sense that he has pushed ukraine to a level of solidarity, notwithstanding all of its cultural and historical differences. ukrainians of all stripes, those who are supporting the protesters, those who are supporting yanukovych are standing up right now for the sovereignty and stability of ukraine. >> they are, indeed, standing up, but they were protesting at one point, and now they seem to be coming together as a nation. but it's altogether unclear what it is that they will be able to do. because at this point, what putin has done is moved into crimea and crimea only. where russian sentiments are strong, where he has a lot of support, where people who came from the f
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of ukraine. people are genuinely fearful on all sides that this could escalate into a much wider conflict. >> we speak a lot about it being a russian speaking area, but it is actually an ethnically diverse area. there are some who are muslims, other groups as well, and if you hear russian officials, they make it sound as if there have been widespread acts of violence against russian speaking people in crimea and eastern ukraine. in terms of what you've seen on the ground in crimea, have you witnessed any of that. have you had reports of any violence against russian speaking people prior to the russian troops arriving? >> none whatsoever, actually, in fact, i think people that -- the ukrainians are quite concerned about the russian presence. particularly the tatars who, if you recall in world war ii they were deported enmass by this -- by soviet forces and only allowed back in the early 1990s, they're vehemently anti-russian, and they're worried that if russian control becomes complete, they could
of ukraine. people are genuinely fearful on all sides that this could escalate into a much wider conflict. >> we speak a lot about it being a russian speaking area, but it is actually an ethnically diverse area. there are some who are muslims, other groups as well, and if you hear russian officials, they make it sound as if there have been widespread acts of violence against russian speaking people in crimea and eastern ukraine. in terms of what you've seen on the ground in crimea, have...
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by his country. we need to do economic sanctions and in a broad array of areas. another thing we need to do is expand magnitsky, involved in the decision-making and carrying out these orders. the russians love to go to london and las vegas. they love to raise their families. they love to have -- the oligarchs buy land and property here. we could hit them hard. >> along the lines of what the u.s. has done to iran? so that what you would like to see happen? >> i would like to see that and probably more because of individuals who are responsible. i think when we hold individuals responsible -- we need -- >> so do you think putin -- medvedev? >> i mean anybody who gave the orders that there is sanctions against them or carried out these orders. but also, we need to also say, okay, georgia is on the path to membership, in nato. you attack georgia again, and obviously that has a repercussion of attacks in nato. we need to increase our capabilities in order to shore up military operations, exercises with th
by his country. we need to do economic sanctions and in a broad array of areas. another thing we need to do is expand magnitsky, involved in the decision-making and carrying out these orders. the russians love to go to london and las vegas. they love to raise their families. they love to have -- the oligarchs buy land and property here. we could hit them hard. >> along the lines of what the u.s. has done to iran? so that what you would like to see happen? >> i would like to see that...
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on this issue the people of the ukraine will have to speak. if you look at the country massive structural problems, massive structural problems. yet the country really does not have the institution today to deal with those. i think having another official, speaking by the way, directly to this person are this individual, but to have someone who comes in and does not have the mandate to change the nature of how the government there operates and to just returned to the other side during exact his same kind of thing is not spoiling to be something else will bode well for the country. energy sectors of the massive amount of corruption that takes place, those things have got to be dealt with. candidly one of the roles that the imf is best at playing has been that mechanism that helps force those changes without an outside 4825 forcing mechanism in this -- is on like the that the ukraine will be a will to -- it will take them strong, strong . >> the effort to attach the main veteran groups have come out against it. >> you know, i -- the senate to vo
on this issue the people of the ukraine will have to speak. if you look at the country massive structural problems, massive structural problems. yet the country really does not have the institution today to deal with those. i think having another official, speaking by the way, directly to this person are this individual, but to have someone who comes in and does not have the mandate to change the nature of how the government there operates and to just returned to the other side during exact his...
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i am sure as far as many other countries, what other violence winter ukraine? what about that when the buildings were hit and a major -- [indiscernible] was put to that building. is that democracy? in chicago, it would you see that for example -- would you see that for example? i do not think so. i do not think any -- in any democratic country with that be allowable. what happened in kiev, what was that, was that an attempt to come over -- take over the building? eastern part, it is not made up. that was a group of people who invaded and tried to remove the government and set up their own illegitimate authority in the eastern part of the country. i would like to get to one of the central key points. that i would like to highlight. this concern, it is not just ours, it is not just important that we have this concern but it -- being logically used by people who are living in southeast ukraine. and i go back to it. you know the ambassador and i already use the term but the forces erased wrong. they cannot take, they cannot stand russians, russian citizens. foughth
i am sure as far as many other countries, what other violence winter ukraine? what about that when the buildings were hit and a major -- [indiscernible] was put to that building. is that democracy? in chicago, it would you see that for example -- would you see that for example? i do not think so. i do not think any -- in any democratic country with that be allowable. what happened in kiev, what was that, was that an attempt to come over -- take over the building? eastern part, it is not made...
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what's wrong with me doing what i'm doing to defend my country's national interest? is he right, is there a charge of hypocrisy there that can be met with facts? zbl >> up to a point, what vladimir putin has done is re-establish leverage over a ukraine that was spinning beyond his control and beyond his comfort level. i don't necessarily, obviously, some concerns about the level of force that he's used in crimea, but up to the point in which we find ourselves, i find his actions concerning, but not necessari necessarily overly provocative. is real question is what happens now? i think that while ukraine is a buffer, nonetheless, ukraine has the right to look west if it wants to, look east if it wants to. i think there's a way of managing this so that ukraine can have an economy that is oriented towards the west, obviously one of the sharp areas of disagreement would be if ukraine were to followthrough with an invitation to join nato, that obviously was put aside that ukraine is not aligned at this time. and where ukraine goes in the future, if he serves russia's inte
what's wrong with me doing what i'm doing to defend my country's national interest? is he right, is there a charge of hypocrisy there that can be met with facts? zbl >> up to a point, what vladimir putin has done is re-establish leverage over a ukraine that was spinning beyond his control and beyond his comfort level. i don't necessarily, obviously, some concerns about the level of force that he's used in crimea, but up to the point in which we find ourselves, i find his actions...
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i don't think economic interests will get the president's attention in ukraine. if nato can not get its interests. if countries like lithuania, latvia, estonia have russian populations are not able to get the president's attention i doubt we'll do very much about vladmir putin that will only encourage him. cheryl: this may not be the cold war but we all remember if we're old enough where it was nuclear weapons. this is all about economic weapons. and looks like he is ready to use them at least on both side potentially. we'll see how this plays out. danielle, thank you very much. >> thank you. adam: markets are finding a new indicator when it comes to the crisis in ukraine. charlie gasparino is here now with exclusive details. he will join us after the break. cheryl: looking for work in all the wrong places. the worst major cities for those looking for jobs. here's a hint. it is coming up in the west coast minute. [ male announcer ] what if a small company became big business overnight? ♪ like, really big... then expanded? ♪ or their new product tanked? ♪ or
i don't think economic interests will get the president's attention in ukraine. if nato can not get its interests. if countries like lithuania, latvia, estonia have russian populations are not able to get the president's attention i doubt we'll do very much about vladmir putin that will only encourage him. cheryl: this may not be the cold war but we all remember if we're old enough where it was nuclear weapons. this is all about economic weapons. and looks like he is ready to use them at least...
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force to the rest of the country. there are all kinds of diplomatic and strategic moves here that are way short of unleashing the furies in the way that many conservatives and republicans want to do. after all, they've been after president obama to try to paint him as weak. you hear the same words over and over again, he's weak, effectless, leading from behind. in fact, in some ways, on some issues like drones for example or other things that might be considered acts of war, the president has been pretty far to the right. they're desperate to take down what is really in certain respects the first credible chief in political terms in quite some time. they tried benghazi, it didn't work and they're going to try this. >> tony, putin is a central figure in all of this. we're trying to figure out how he thinks and it seems he's good job of improving his image. he's found a balance between being a tough guy and also someone willing to engage on the world's stage but the moment he invades ukraine all of that changes. he will
force to the rest of the country. there are all kinds of diplomatic and strategic moves here that are way short of unleashing the furies in the way that many conservatives and republicans want to do. after all, they've been after president obama to try to paint him as weak. you hear the same words over and over again, he's weak, effectless, leading from behind. in fact, in some ways, on some issues like drones for example or other things that might be considered acts of war, the president has...
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russia is in violation of the sovereignty of ukraine. russia is in violation of its international obligations. >> and we're fortunate tonight to have with us from inside the crimea region jessica gal ahr. it's shortly after 2:00 a.m. there. what's the latest? >> the very latest is hundreds of russian speaker troops have rolled in here, in crimea. they have taken over key military bases. one is an infantry base just east of where i'm staying right here. and basically, the ukrainian soldiers say armored tanks rolled up. also, we the 13 troop vehicles and 4 armored vehicles mounted with machine guns. ukrainian soldiers say they were basically told to join the russian speaker officers or they would be held hostage. of ukraine's navy has basically surundered. he's now going to be charged with treason. ukraine's coast guard, the ships in several ports around the crimean peninsula have left their posts. they're now out in the black sea. ukraine maintains that they're still loyal to kiev, but there's still some doubt about that. just a lot of te
russia is in violation of the sovereignty of ukraine. russia is in violation of its international obligations. >> and we're fortunate tonight to have with us from inside the crimea region jessica gal ahr. it's shortly after 2:00 a.m. there. what's the latest? >> the very latest is hundreds of russian speaker troops have rolled in here, in crimea. they have taken over key military bases. one is an infantry base just east of where i'm staying right here. and basically, the ukrainian...
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sadly, ukraine is a split country. there's a very large russian language and ethnic russian part of it. nearly 50%. russians feel that those people are being threatened. what you're saying about putin, well, that's your viewpoint. i think you're overdoing it. i think putin bashing is something very much in the context of cold wear. i think america is reacting in that context automatically. and i think they're overdoing it and i don't think sanctions are going to help anybody. certainly not the united states and russia will somehow manage. >> your point about sanctions is well taken. if there is resolve in europe, it's now also interconnected to use the word that vladimir putin used, it's not so sure that there is resolve there. point well taken. by you know very well that this is not about my viewpoint. this is about what we see from reporting on the ground, that we have people in all the key areas. we're not hearing about attacks of people. we're not hearing about russians being victimized except from vladimir putin.
sadly, ukraine is a split country. there's a very large russian language and ethnic russian part of it. nearly 50%. russians feel that those people are being threatened. what you're saying about putin, well, that's your viewpoint. i think you're overdoing it. i think putin bashing is something very much in the context of cold wear. i think america is reacting in that context automatically. and i think they're overdoing it and i don't think sanctions are going to help anybody. certainly not the...
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ukraine seeking a $60 billion bailout, but the standoff in the country already costing the world's wealthy a lot more money than that. all of that in a moment. ♪ >> here's a look at our bloomberg west top headlines. a shakeup at apple. the senior vice president saying that he will retire at the end of september. apple's vice president of finance will succeed him give up succeedg to direct -- him, reporting directly to tim cook. cbs's new ads could help them cash in on new viewers and on demand. japanese wireless company holding talksbe in the u.s.. a merger would not hurt competition. that is the latest in tech and 1 p.m.every weekday at eastern, only on bluebird west -- bloomberg west. berkshire hathaway's latest report, they saw a collective 5.6% drop in daily word or ship -- readership in the 28 peepers that he owns -- papers that warren buffett owns. >> the small papers. >> those were expected to whether this downturn. what is going on? e, smaller local papers without much competition in these tiny markets were google or other news services around the yard and that are not going to h
ukraine seeking a $60 billion bailout, but the standoff in the country already costing the world's wealthy a lot more money than that. all of that in a moment. ♪ >> here's a look at our bloomberg west top headlines. a shakeup at apple. the senior vice president saying that he will retire at the end of september. apple's vice president of finance will succeed him give up succeedg to direct -- him, reporting directly to tim cook. cbs's new ads could help them cash in on new viewers and on...
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we certainly don't want a war or see ukraine partitioned or anything like that. what we would like to do is have an election this coming may in that country, get a government in place that is neither anti-russian or terribly pro-russian and create a situation where we don't have any significant differences with the russians over ukraine. and i think, in addition to that, what we also have to do is we have to stop talking about nato expansion. i think it's an important backdrop to this whole crisis. since the end of the cold war, the united states and the west europeans have been pushing nato further and further eastward, and this just drives the russians crazy. it's precipitated, in my opinion, the 2008 war between georgia and russia, and i think what's going on here is that the russians are basically saying -- and here we're talking about putin -- that there's no way that they're going to tolerate a situation where the united states installs a pro-western rejeej in ukraine and then eventually brings ukraine into nato. that's simply unacceptable. >> ifill: that's
we certainly don't want a war or see ukraine partitioned or anything like that. what we would like to do is have an election this coming may in that country, get a government in place that is neither anti-russian or terribly pro-russian and create a situation where we don't have any significant differences with the russians over ukraine. and i think, in addition to that, what we also have to do is we have to stop talking about nato expansion. i think it's an important backdrop to this whole...
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the acting president of ukraine is imploring vladimir putin not to intervene with his country right now and that seems to have taken the wind out of the sails. the dow was up 125 points at its peak today, and now up just 27, and the nasdaq has turned negative. >> the s&p 500 in danger of reversing as well. we'll keep an eye on that closely. yesterday we put in the new closing high for the s&p 500 at 1848. today it looks that could be called into question. of course, the nasdaq, and this, bill, will be the question, was losing some steam even before this round -- >> biotech was pulling back. >> all of that we'll get into. if 2013 was the year of the activist investor, is 2014 the year they're overplaying their hand? there's been pushback against the likes of carl icahn and nelson peltz. sometimes even blistering public criticism. now a battle with darden restaurants. we will have a special report coming up. >> it's very, very intriguing. >>> then a new report that shows employees of the s.e.c., the securities and exchange commission, you know, the regulator of the stock market, not only
the acting president of ukraine is imploring vladimir putin not to intervene with his country right now and that seems to have taken the wind out of the sails. the dow was up 125 points at its peak today, and now up just 27, and the nasdaq has turned negative. >> the s&p 500 in danger of reversing as well. we'll keep an eye on that closely. yesterday we put in the new closing high for the s&p 500 at 1848. today it looks that could be called into question. of course, the nasdaq,...
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putin is the person who invaded another country. putin is the person who is violating his international agreements. putin is the person that's putting so much at risk. >> ben, i agree with that distinction and i want to ask you a very specific area where the president could, i think, make a difference. three weeks ago in what seemed to be a somewhat safer and more stable world the president was proposing a budget which cuts the u.s. army below its pearl harbor strength for the first time really in a long time. we've now had a pretty big seismic shift with what's going on in the world. secretary hillary clinton compared putin to hitler. shouldn't the president turn back to the joint chiefs and say, i want you to review this and tell me what you need now that we've determined that we're in a much more dangerous relationship with the russians? >> obviously we need to always re-evaluate our military strength. we do spend more money than any other country by far on our military expenditures. we're in tough economic times as far as our bu
putin is the person who invaded another country. putin is the person who is violating his international agreements. putin is the person that's putting so much at risk. >> ben, i agree with that distinction and i want to ask you a very specific area where the president could, i think, make a difference. three weeks ago in what seemed to be a somewhat safer and more stable world the president was proposing a budget which cuts the u.s. army below its pearl harbor strength for the first time...
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we'll give military help to the ukraine so they can defend their sources. >> and what about countries like poland, they also are fearful that if a domino effect starts they could be at risk, as well. >> after the cold war we invited ten warsaw pact countries into nato. an attack on one is an attack on all. and then we sort of stopped. we invited ukraine but then they sort of fell off. georgia wanted to join, they didn't come. moldavia wants to come into nato. we should revise it. >> why do you think the president doesn't sort of immediately make those phone calls and start to amass that democratic force, the ring of democracy he could do? >> well, one thing he has not done, you would figure he would do is speak out in favor of the protesters. they had migrated towards russia, hundreds of thousands of people wanted to be part of the west. and we stood silent. so we're projecting weakness and indifference and russia reads those signals and responds in kind. >> yes, thank you very much, mark. >>> thank you. >>> all right, breaking tonight, new questions on obama's foreign policy here at
we'll give military help to the ukraine so they can defend their sources. >> and what about countries like poland, they also are fearful that if a domino effect starts they could be at risk, as well. >> after the cold war we invited ten warsaw pact countries into nato. an attack on one is an attack on all. and then we sort of stopped. we invited ukraine but then they sort of fell off. georgia wanted to join, they didn't come. moldavia wants to come into nato. we should revise it....
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also a strong signaling factor to all the countries around russia in the neighborhood, not just to ukraine, but also to moldova, georgia, and all of the other countries who might be contemplating moving out of russia's orbit that russia is very serious, and that if countries do make a decision to align closely with other entities in the west, that there will be some serious repercussio repercussions, including the loss of territory, particularly in areas where the territory's disputed. >> and it's interesting that you lay it out that way, because this does feel like sort of the end of the breakup after the soviet union broke up and all those satellites began to spin away out of their orbit. whereas russia's sort of portrayed as being the strong hand here, does it feel like the last sort of vestiges of their influence are sort of spinning away and they're trying to keep them away? and if so, what does that mean for other satellites like iran, like syria? >> well, this really is a culmination, as you put it, of the last 20 years. during the period of boris yeltsin, the president before putin
also a strong signaling factor to all the countries around russia in the neighborhood, not just to ukraine, but also to moldova, georgia, and all of the other countries who might be contemplating moving out of russia's orbit that russia is very serious, and that if countries do make a decision to align closely with other entities in the west, that there will be some serious repercussio repercussions, including the loss of territory, particularly in areas where the territory's disputed. >>...
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that consider ukraine sovereign. we should hear from an ousted president viktor yanukovych. this is where he will be speaking. he will be speaking from an undisclosed location in southern russia. as you can see, the ukrainian flags will be behind him. he maintains he is still in charge. we have a team of aljazeera reporters stationed worldwide to bring you the story. nick shiffrin is in kiev where parliament voted to deal with the situation, but we are going to begin with phil ittner in moscow where the diplomatic developments are taking place. bring us up to date, phil. >> well, del, what we know that is we are expecting that press conference and it will be happening in southern russia. we expect it to be in a russian town, symbolically important city, the home of the down cossacks, and ethnicity between russia and ukraine, that town on the border. we are expecting yanukovych to reiterate what he has said previously in that he still believes he is the president of ukraine. the announcement will come, that press conf
that consider ukraine sovereign. we should hear from an ousted president viktor yanukovych. this is where he will be speaking. he will be speaking from an undisclosed location in southern russia. as you can see, the ukrainian flags will be behind him. he maintains he is still in charge. we have a team of aljazeera reporters stationed worldwide to bring you the story. nick shiffrin is in kiev where parliament voted to deal with the situation, but we are going to begin with phil ittner in moscow...
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there appears to be a division among european countries on what to do about this crisis in ukraine. becky anderson is joining us, just outside number 10 downing street in london. becky, we got a peek, almost literally, with a photograph of a document being carried into the british prime minister's office. what did we learn from this picture? >> reporter: well, whether it was simple carelessness, wolf, on the part of a senior british official, or as some are suggesting here, by deliberate design, the display of that document which was a foreign office dropped document for the national security council here on russia. the display of it and what it said supports the notion that the u.k. would see long-term economic consequences which would be severe of any trade sanctions on russia. just before the break, talking about just how important individual e.u. countries are with their bilateral relationships with russia and u.k., for example, investing $60 billion annually. coming back this way to the center, something like $40 billion. so you could understand the bilateral trade relations he
there appears to be a division among european countries on what to do about this crisis in ukraine. becky anderson is joining us, just outside number 10 downing street in london. becky, we got a peek, almost literally, with a photograph of a document being carried into the british prime minister's office. what did we learn from this picture? >> reporter: well, whether it was simple carelessness, wolf, on the part of a senior british official, or as some are suggesting here, by deliberate...
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leaving it with 4000 outlets across the country. broke hisr putin silence today, telling the world there was no need for russia to send troops to eastern ukraine. john kerry landed in kiev and came out swinging. >> if russia does not choose to the escalate, if it is not willing to work requiem with the government of ukraine as we hope they will be, then our partners will have absolutely no choice but to join us to continue to expand upon steps we have taken in recent days in order to isolate russia politically, diplomatically, and economically. >> americans get tough. stocks are taking a breather. perhaps an indication markets might not believe the military standoff will result in more. maybe a military calm. we want to bring in the panel was more on the situation. chairman and ceo. vice president of global analysis. theown ryan chilcote on ground. going straight to you to get the very latest. what are people thinking insulating? -- and saying? those were the very first public comments we have gotten from the russian president since
leaving it with 4000 outlets across the country. broke hisr putin silence today, telling the world there was no need for russia to send troops to eastern ukraine. john kerry landed in kiev and came out swinging. >> if russia does not choose to the escalate, if it is not willing to work requiem with the government of ukraine as we hope they will be, then our partners will have absolutely no choice but to join us to continue to expand upon steps we have taken in recent days in order to...
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will not punish putin for invading ukraine. what should president obama do if europe once again acts in cowardly way. charles krauthammer on that. >> it'sing if to be run by bureaucrats and run by politicians who have no idea what is in your best interest then i'm getting out. >> how many doctors are going to opt out of obamacare. we have the number and it is shocking. extensive report tonight let's do this.
will not punish putin for invading ukraine. what should president obama do if europe once again acts in cowardly way. charles krauthammer on that. >> it'sing if to be run by bureaucrats and run by politicians who have no idea what is in your best interest then i'm getting out. >> how many doctors are going to opt out of obamacare. we have the number and it is shocking. extensive report tonight let's do this.
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this morning, leaders in ukraine saying their country is on the brink of disaster. this as russian troops advance deeper into the region, openly defying u.s. orders. colonel oliver north is here with what the white house needs to do. >>> and how long would it take a terrorist to get into an airplane cockpit? according to this terrifying video, it only takes two seconds. the woman behind this reenactment for washington is raising the alarm on airport security. she'll join us. >> and i am mike in for tucker. and toronto's crack-smoking mayor, dancing all the way to hollywood. why he's making a die bu at tonight's oscars. let me just tell you something. come close. mornings are better with friends. >>> you make that so creepy. >> it was a little creepy, wasn't it? >> mike jerrick is theory from philadelphia. we start with a fox news alert. ukraine's new prime minister saying his country is on the brink of disaster, telling russian president vladimir putin to pull back his troops. >> well, president obama -- >> urging. >> urging the same thing. in a phone call with puti
this morning, leaders in ukraine saying their country is on the brink of disaster. this as russian troops advance deeper into the region, openly defying u.s. orders. colonel oliver north is here with what the white house needs to do. >>> and how long would it take a terrorist to get into an airplane cockpit? according to this terrifying video, it only takes two seconds. the woman behind this reenactment for washington is raising the alarm on airport security. she'll join us. >>...
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we know that the interpretations, if you like, from moscow and washington of what is happening in ukraine are so diametrically different. if we are listening to vladimir putin and john kerry, it sounded like they were talking about two different countries. they should get the chance to come face to face. there's glimmers of hope, talk of contact groups, monitors from the o.s.c.e. both sides say they want a deescalation. we'll have clues today as to whether the crisis can be diffused, put on hold or will get worse. >> barnaby phillips reporting from paris. thanks for that. >> lots more ahead on the program. when we come back a television debate for the afghan presidential candidates. find out their take on foreign policy and the future of the country. >> why thousands are waiting for help weeks after heavy rains flooded parts of bolivia. >> again, this is al jazeera. these are the top stories. ukrainian soldiers in the crimean region are being pressured to choose which side to support. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in paris with the ukrainian foreign minister. john kerry is due
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will shake russia's future in a big way because no doubt the country will migrate more that way. if he is able to pull them back and some form or fashion, obviously at think that it pushes them back in the other direction. i hope that the president -- we were just talking about the things that our office needs to do to push the administration to really take a strong position near. you know, right now appears that the president really does not have a plan, not to be pejorative, but as so many other foreign policy crises, and seems that we are catching up and to dealing with events ad hoc as they move along. >> one last one from me and then we will go to dave share person, sean higgins, rosie gray. you were part of the bipartisan bicameral group that discussed taxes. a plan this week. agreed with limited enthusiasm. we will not be able to finish the job. is the beginning of a conversation. >> not in that order. it is the beginning of a conversation. my question to you is is tax reform done for the year? >> that is a quick answer. >> a tremendous amount of work. he leads the chairma
will shake russia's future in a big way because no doubt the country will migrate more that way. if he is able to pull them back and some form or fashion, obviously at think that it pushes them back in the other direction. i hope that the president -- we were just talking about the things that our office needs to do to push the administration to really take a strong position near. you know, right now appears that the president really does not have a plan, not to be pejorative, but as so many...
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ukraine is a strong country and we'll get out of it. >> you see we have a clear divide between east and west, both looking at the small territory in ukraine, coming to contention over it. there will no doubt be arguments and statements on both sides. diplomatic equation. what happens on the ground in crimea could be the decisive factor in how the relationship between east and west develops. >> phil ittner joining us live from moscow. thank you for being with us this morning. >> joining us to discuss events in ukraine is heather mcgill, joining us from oxford england. as violence spills into crimea, what are your concerns about the humanitarian situation in ukraine right now? we are watching what is happening in ukraine. the new authorities are coming under external pressure. we are seeing the alarming event in crimea, but the russian military exercise continues to the north of ukraine, yesterday i spoke to some home who were alarmed that there were tanks manoeuvring 50 miles from the ukrainian russian boarder. we are looking at the long term prospects for human ritghts. i'll go to kiev
ukraine is a strong country and we'll get out of it. >> you see we have a clear divide between east and west, both looking at the small territory in ukraine, coming to contention over it. there will no doubt be arguments and statements on both sides. diplomatic equation. what happens on the ground in crimea could be the decisive factor in how the relationship between east and west develops. >> phil ittner joining us live from moscow. thank you for being with us this morning....
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each country would select two military observers. they would first go to ukraine. the hope is to get into the crimea region. the question is whether russia will allow that, even though they don't need russian permission they are in control of all access to crimea. this mission hopes to go as early as today to ukraine and make its way into crimea. >> movement on many fronts. lisa stark for us with the perspective in washington. >> taking a look at headlines around the world, p.c. magazine saying the conflict could spill over into cyberspace. what makes this fascinating is while the people in ukraine are out numbered militarily by russia, they are better hackers is what everybody is saying, so it is one of these things where the youth control the inner net and they are the ones getting all the crucial intelligence on russia. >> the boston globe has an opinion piece focusing on ukraine's choice between european union and russia. it says it shouldn't be forced on ukraine, comparing this to solomon's choice, the biblical solomon who had to choose how to divide a baby be
each country would select two military observers. they would first go to ukraine. the hope is to get into the crimea region. the question is whether russia will allow that, even though they don't need russian permission they are in control of all access to crimea. this mission hopes to go as early as today to ukraine and make its way into crimea. >> movement on many fronts. lisa stark for us with the perspective in washington. >> taking a look at headlines around the world, p.c....
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crimea accounts for 10% of the total land mass of ukraine. a country over 40 million people. mitch joins us from tennessee. good morning. caller: hello? host: you are on their. -- the air. caller: putin is afraid of what is happening in crimea and what will happen in his country. there is going to be a civil war there. he does not want this to happen in his country, because then he will be live on tv, killing protesters. it will be a big mess. that is already what is happening in crimea. he is just afraid that if they do not stop it over there, it will happen in his country. it will happen sooner or later. he is surrounded by democracy. host: thank you for the call. jose has this point. you can join in on the conversation on facebook. he says we are one step closer to a shooting war with the russians. more from yesterday's action at the united nations. the ukrainian ambassador to the united nations -- here is his assessment of what is happening on the ground in his country. today we heard from the acting russian premier saying that the russian troops is an act of war. [video
crimea accounts for 10% of the total land mass of ukraine. a country over 40 million people. mitch joins us from tennessee. good morning. caller: hello? host: you are on their. -- the air. caller: putin is afraid of what is happening in crimea and what will happen in his country. there is going to be a civil war there. he does not want this to happen in his country, because then he will be live on tv, killing protesters. it will be a big mess. that is already what is happening in crimea. he is...
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bordering on ukraine. all of the issues you're exploring in the documentary have real resonance for the u.s. foreign policy for this white house and this president. >> when you think about the american range of options, there's all of this sort of chatter in washington about what president obama -- how president obama has to look and whether or not he seems muscular and tough or weak, that's esoteric stuff, there's no boots on the ground option here. the ukrainian government is not saying there's a military option in terms of respondsing to what russia has done. we can give money to them and georgia and to ukraine, part of what turned ukraine around from its pro-european drift back to russia was a $15 billion bribe from vladimir putin if the west eu and u.s. want to start matching that kind of money, it may lead them back in the direction most of the population wants, anyway. the options we have, can be punitive but almost nobody believes they are military. i think vladimir putin in the long run doesn't ha
bordering on ukraine. all of the issues you're exploring in the documentary have real resonance for the u.s. foreign policy for this white house and this president. >> when you think about the american range of options, there's all of this sort of chatter in washington about what president obama -- how president obama has to look and whether or not he seems muscular and tough or weak, that's esoteric stuff, there's no boots on the ground option here. the ukrainian government is not saying...